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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see below a self-explanatory message from Dr. A.R.Sharma who has
edited the book “Conservation Agriculture in India: A Paradigm Shift for
Sustainable Production” published by Taylor & Francis Group.

Thank you Dr. Sharma for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture



*Regional CA websites:*

URL: http://www.act-africa.org/

URL: https://ecaf.org/
URL: http://www.caa-ap.org/

URL: http://caapas.org/

*Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally
and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations
involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover
crops).* *These
practices are complemented with other complementary good agricultural
production and land management practices to generate and sustain optimum
performance.*



*CA systems are present in all continents, involving rainfed and irrigated
systems including annual cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and
plantation systems, agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture
and rangeland systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems.
CA systems operate regeneratively at multiple levels to optimally harness a
range of productivity, economic, environmental, and social benefits as well
as address local and global concerns related to food and water security,
climate change, land degradation, biodiversity and smallholder agricultural
development.*


*Conservation Tillage, Reduced Tillage, Low tillage and Minimum Tillage are
not CA, and nor is No-Till on its own. For a practice or a method to be
referred to as a CA practice or method, it must be part of a CA system. If
not, then it is what it is, a practice or a method similar to any other
with its own* *name e.g., no-till seeding, or mulching, or crop
diversification, etc. There is no such thing as partial CA.*

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: AR Sharma <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 29 Sept 2022 at 14:05
Subject: Book on "Conservation Agriculture in India: A Paradigm Shift for
Sustainable Production"
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>

Respected Dr. Amir Kassam,

I am sharing with you my book “Conservation Agriculture in India: A
Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Production” published by Taylor & Francis
Group. This is based on my experiences and other researchers in India on
the subject over the last 2-3 decades in different parts of the country.

This is one of the most important areas for research and technology
development in resource management, which we need to take forward to meet
the emerging challenges of resource degradation and climate change.

I thank you very much for contributing the first chapter for this book,
which has really added value to this book.

I am attaching herewith a brief note on this book, which you may share with
the CA Community.

Best regards.

Dr. A.R. Sharma
Director Research
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
(An Institution of National Importance)
Gwalior Road, Near Pahuj Dam
Jhansi 284003, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Mobile: 9425807290

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